ABC's...

I made these magnet letters for my niece for one of her first Christmas's.  Now that we have our own little one I really want to make some for her.  I had put magnets on the back of these but I think I will wait on the magnets until Sadie gets older.  I can always add them later:)

Have you ever made something for someone as a gift and then afterwards you realize you like it so much you want it for your own?

Etsy etsy etsy...

Check out some of the new things on my Etsy!

 

thrifting thursday

Another week...another thrift store find!   Seriously, my obsession is getting a bit out of control :) but it's filling my "want" to shop and I am getting great outfits out of it! 

This one was pretty easy...

once again I took out the shoulder pads,

cut off the long sleeves and finished them off,

then I shortened the dress a bit,

and used the belt that came with it.  And ta da! :)

DIY around the house...

My husband and I recently moved into a house we bought :)  It is an older home and perfect for us.  The previous homeowners either left in a hurry and left some very random things here or they just didn't care to take them with them.   Of course I was able to keep some of the random things and the other things...well I made a little cash in a yard sale!

One thing they left that I kept was a some random glass punch mugs.  I don't even own a punch bowl and was going to give them away but my lovely mom told me I should keep them saying something like "I am sure you can figure out something to make out of them".   And so I kept them and they have been sitting in my craft room...lonely.   I saw them in there yesterday and it hit me...I need to do something with these things.  I think I have around 14 of them!  So this is what I did....


First I painted the inside of the mugs... some of the mugs have different designs on them like the ones I have shown here...  some of them are simply smooth glass.

Then I used my handy-dandy super glue and glued the mugs together.  And there ya have it!  ....a glass vase!

Of course it doesn't go all the way through to the bottom because I didn't cut holes in the mugs.   So i think it is perfect for these paper flowers...

Thrifting Thursday

I'm back...

I know, I know...I haven't been updating.  at all.   but wait!  I promise this is happening now.  This time of year isn't AS busy for me compared to the fall with the big craft show season.  So I am determined to make this a habit. :)   And the first thing I will post about is my current obsession...   Thrift store re-dos!

I have been completly inspired by new dress a day.   It is really becoming an obsession... whenever I see a thrift store I just have to check it out.   

With this lovely garment...

I took the wonderful shoulder pads out,

cut off the top and put elastic in it,

and shortened the pants to shorts.  

What I love about this romper is that it is sooo comfortable.  And I got it on half off day...so the grand total was only $1.50.  Can't beat that  :)   When I showed the before outfit to my husband...I know he had doubts, sweetly telling me it was ugly.  He was quite impressed with the after :)

Initial Yarn Tutorial

Occasionally I actually start a project and finish it in the same day...and today was one of those days :)  I feel accomplished!

I made this M with just cardboard and yarn & I embelished it with a little fabric flower. 

I had a box in our garage that was just sitting there so I drew at the letter M for my and my husband's last name intial.

I wrapped the yarn around the cardboard after I cut out the M.   I just used hot glue to glue the yarn every so often from the back of the M.

After wrapping and warpping it finally came out like this :)

af-CAN :)

Here is an afghan I started working on last week...well the beginnings of it! It will be bigger soon :)  I am doing a basic pattern.....I love it because it is so therapeutic!

locker hooking, anyone?

Around Christmas my sis and I decided we wanted to see what this locker hooking thing is all about.  I decided to make a cover for my coupon binder!   Here it is so far!  I just have to make into the cover now:)

After while crocodile....

Last night I want to relax a big before I went to bed so I learned an awesome crochet stitch....the crocodile stitch!  

Here is the best how to that I found....I think I am going to make a purse!  

My favorite crocodile stitch items :)  I will show you mine when it is look like something!

by zoom yummy

Pattern by bonitapatterns.etsy.com

time, where has it gone?

Wow....February already?   I can't believe it! 

 My sister and I are doing a craft show next weekend.   i can't wait ;)  I haven't had one since December so I have been itching for one...I just hope I have enough stuff!   i will be making TONS of stuff this week :)

You can go here for more info!  I would love to see you there!

here is a sneak peak of what I have made for the show :)

Georgia Trip

Mule Day was a success!  It was lots of fun and nice and cold!  It was the coldest it has been so far...it was down to 32degrees while we were out there!  Us Floridians have thin blood :) Here are some pics of the weekend :)

Mule Day :)

Saturday is Mule Day!   My sister and I are going to be selling are craftiness this weekend.   I am super excited!  Last year we went too and it was lots of fun.   And I am happy that the high is going to be in the 60's!   I looked through my closet today and realized that I really don't have any clothes for cold weather.   I will be wearing lots of layers :)  Here is a little video from last years Mule Day.

Crafty Goodness

So I have been thinking about trying to dye my own yarn...   Have you tried to do this?  I really don't even know where to begin but I have seen some beautiful yarn that was hand dyed.  Maybe I need something like this?  Any tips or suggestions?

Last night I spent my night making these little embellished bobby pins :)  I like them!

week+end= fun

Relaxing weekend?...not quite!  2 different craft shows in 3 days!...well technically one.   One was a vender show and we were the only true crafters there!  It was an...interesting night!  The other one was fun but hot!... Today while I was bored out of my mind I came across this great blog that everyday posts links to blogs that have giveaways.   You need to check it out here :)  I entered a ton of giveaways....I'll let you know if I win any!

here is a pic of our booth at one of our shows :)  we set it up a bit differently than we normally do!  

Giveaway on Marvelous Kiddo

You can have 3 chances to win my lovely seal wallet!   Go to Marvelous Kiddo and here and read her post about my shop and the directions to win!  :)  Good luck!

Try, try, try

I'm going to be trying some different things this week and I am excited :)

I have this in the freezer as we speak. It should be amazing.

Later this week some friends are coming over to up cycle some shirts...  I'm thinking of this, this, this, or whooa- this.  wow...too many decisions.   Maybe I will do them all!

HappyTuesday

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LC Earrings

I made these earrings for lovecunningham last night!  You could get them for only $2 at a show.   Go here to see there concert dates :)

My week/weekend in a nutshell...

I drove to Ocala to see my family (my parents, sisters, bro-in-law, and niece) for a few days.  Wayne couldn't go with me :/  As you can tell from the pictures...Bella, my niece, is a BIG hit in our family since all of the pictures have her in them!

I bought her a ball and she seemed to like it.

I made this hair flower that is actually a clip that can be clipped onto a headband... Thanks to my mom for the idea:)

Bella and I at the mall...we are teaching her at a young age:)

P.s. That's my dad in the background of the last pic...he took the first two pictures! 

Oh, and here is a pic of my two guys! 

 Aren't, they cute? :P